2025 Gs Pay Raise Is Insufficient Pay. Congress can pass legislation for the 2025 federal pay raise, but has not done so this year. As the year comes to a close, federal employees under the general schedule (gs) system are looking ahead to potential changes in the gs pay scales.
Below is an estimated gs pay scale table for 2025 created by taking the 2024 gs table and adding the anticipated 1.7% salary increase that will go into effect at the start of the next calendar year. Below is an estimated 2025 gs pay scale increase table for 2025, created by taking the 2024 gs table and applying the anticipated 1.7% salary increase.